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Published by the Institute on Religion and Public Life, First Things is a conservative and heady publication which offers predominantly Christian and Jewish perspectives. It accepts opinion pieces, featured articles and book reviews in print and online. , it offers an honorarium for writers.

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The Forward offers political and cultural coverage for topics relevant to the American Jewish community. According to its “Fees differ depending on the intended medium, section and the work in question.”

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This is a Jesuit-run publication with a Roman Catholic audience. It publishes reported pieces, personal essays and poetry on politics, faith, arts and culture with a religious or moral angle. Per , it pays competitive rates.

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Tricycle is an impressive quarterly magazine which explores various types of Buddhist ideas. It also pays for quality online content. Payments start at $100 for posts and $200 for reviews, according to an editor.

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Guideposts is most known for its inspirational personal stories of how individuals “overcame obstacles, rose above failures, handled sorrow, gained new spiritual insight, and became more effective people through faith in God.” The monthly magazine also offers lifestyle posts, on anything from recipes to parenting tips. Pays $100-500 per piece.

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Christian Century is a bi-weekly print magazine covering topics relevant to progressive Protestants. It will take articles and poetry. Pays $100-300 for unsolicited articles and $50 per poem.

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A quarterly print magazine for Muslim women, Azizah covering stories of inspirational women, lifestyle issues from money to food and faith reflections. It

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This bimonthly lifestyle magazine targets Christian women. Think of it as a spiritual version of Redbook or Woman’s Day. Pays 10 to 20 cents per word.

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Image is a beautiful print literary journal showcasing writing and art that’s not necessarily religious in topic, but faith-informed. It takes fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Pays $10 per page for nonfiction and fiction and $2 per line for poetry.

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A bimonthly lifestyle magazine for Christians in their 20s and 30s. Relevant calls itself progressive, but it’s still theologically conservative and targets an Evangelical audience., but it does for pieces in the print magazine.

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U.S. Catholic is a monthly magazine for an American Catholic audience which focuses on social justice and pop culture. It pays a minimum of $200 for nonfiction and fiction, and $75 for poetry.

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Published by the Salvation Army, the War Cry provides inspirational posts that fit within the mission of the nonprofit. Pays 35 cents per word.

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Woman Alive is a UK-based Christian lifestyle magazine for women. lists current standard rates start at £70 for a one-page article (750-900 words), £95 for two pages (1200-1300 words) and £125 for three-page articles (1500-1600 words).

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The Catholic Digest is a lifestyle site targeting Catholic families. Pays $100-500.

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This bimonthly multi-faith print magazine goes out of its way not to be “new age-y” and offers intelligent pieces on a variety of topics at the intersection of spirituality and health. Pay varies.

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Tablet is a daily online magazine of Jewish news, ideas and culture. It does not accept unsolicited freelance opinion pieces. Pay varies.

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This ecumenical magazine covers the intersections of politics, faith and culture. It pays $100-$150 for web pieces.

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Hevria is a literary site for a Jewish audience. Its pay rates are not disclosed.

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Religion Dispatches offers current events and timely coverage of religion in American culture and politics. It specifically challenges “an ultra-conservative fringe, that invites free discussion of religious ideas once they’ve hit the public square.” Pay varies.

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Grok Nation is a website started by actress and neuroscientist Mayim Bialik. The site aspires to be a conversation hub for contemporary issues that spurs people on to positive change. Its tone is “accessible, relatable and unapologetically nerdy.” Pays around $100 per article.

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A quarterly magazine with the tagline “contemplative cultural resistance,” Geez Magazine centers around social-justice issues, and is usually theme-based. Geez is Christian-leaning but not strictly so. Writers are paid a

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For Her is a lifestyle site for Christian women. Payment starts at $50 per post.

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An evangelical magazine published 10 times per year with robust online content, Christianity Today is probably the mostly widely read evangelical Christian publication. of writers being paid between two and 17 cents per word.

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This is a monthly magazine which explains and defends the Catholic faith. Pays $100-$500 per article.

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Charisma is a monthly print magazine targeting Christians in Pentecostal or independent charismatic churches and, according to its , others who are interested in “a charismatic renewal” of the church. Payment varies.

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Run by the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis, this website offers political opinions from multiple faith traditions. earning 26 cents per word.

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Acts of Faith is an opinion-based column about contemporary religion in America. Per conversations with freelancers, it can be a very difficult market to break into, but pays competitive rates.

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This professional journal focuses on the missionary life. It pays $25-100 per piece.

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A magazine for Presbyterian women, Horizons seeks interviews, feature articles and Bible study resources. Payment starts at $50 per page depending on the time and research involved.

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This quarterly magazine focuses on Christian history from a Reformation perspective. According to the site’s , it is “not a theological journal, per se, but rather a popular history magazine.” It pays five cents per word.

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The Lookout is a weekly print magazine targeting Christian adults from a theologically conservative perspective. It focuses heavily on Bible-study tools and devotional reflections. Pays 11 cents per word.

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One is a bimonthly magazine for a Catholic audience with interest in the Near East, particularly its modern religious, cultural, and political aspects. Pays 20 cents per word.

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This is a monthly magazine for Protestant Christians in the Montgomery, Alabama area. It covers Christian living topics. Pays $25-50 per article.

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This weekly Catholic publication is published by the Benedictine Monks of St. Peter’s Abbey in Saskatchewan, Canada. It has a strong focus on ecumenism, social justice, interfaith relations, aboriginal issues, arts, and culture. Pays $70 per article or $30 per poem.

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St. Anthony Messenger is a monthly Catholic family magazine which aims to help its readers lead more fully human and Christian lives. Pay for opinion pieces, feature articles, fiction and poetry. Pays twenty cents per word or $2 per line for poetry.

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Point is the official magazine of Converge, the Baptist General Conference. It is published four times a year covering conference and denominational news. Pay varies.

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This monthly publication is published by Mennomedia, the publisher for the Mennonite Church Canada and Mennonite Church USA. Per its , the publication is looking for true stories and poetry that match its monthly themes. Pays $25-$50 per piece.

Thank you for this, Jera! This is exactly what I need to get busy and explore the Christian genre for freelancing. I’ve been thinking about doing that for a while, and I’m excited to look further into some of these publications!

Thanks a lot. Are there some publishing houses that would be interested in publishing fictional stories related to the matters of personal growth, development and getting out of those un-creative situations when one feels lost and apprehensive of taking even a small step forward, I wonder?

Very few publishing houses are interested in publishing until you have a ‘platform’ (following). Remember that you will have to publicize your book even if a publisher does get involved. That is one of the reasons that using both Create Space and Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), then Amazon itself makes sense. You can build a following (especially on KDP at low cost) and then have less trouble getting a publisher to pick up your book. Note that your earnings on KDP can be as good or better than for a hardcover book from a publisher.

ditto all these great lists… good to know info I never knew was out there. Now to apply some of my faith base prose, poetry I have non fiction and fiction I would like to share with others not seeing my blog. Oh knowing we still need to do work if we get traditionally publish is a must to hear about. I am interfaith I believe we all have one God and I need to expand my influence. blessings to all…

I write articles for a small business magazine in my home town of Billings, Mt. I have also been working on a fictional “monster” story for kids with a spiritual base, i.e., the “good” wins over evil in the end. What publisher would be interested in this?

Good Morning, I think this is a good morning to start out with coming across this freelance writers site. I think it is something that I have been looking for and I am looking to be able to use it for submitting writings. I am also hopeful of perhaps learning something about publishing a book that I am looking to publish.
Thank You,
Robert L. Johnson